The Board remands the matter to notify the Veteran that his private treatment records from the South Carolina Spine Center could not be obtained due to a fee requirement.
The deciding factor: The Board's analysis failed to consider and discuss two relevant pieces of evidence regarding the Veteran's individual unemployability by a single disability other than PTSD, as well as an error in failing to provide notice that private treatment records could not be obtained due to a fee.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24031678
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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